Protein and albumin-to-creatinine ratios in random urines accurately predict 24 h protein and albumin loss in patients with kidney disease

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 468-476

  Guy, Mark ^a   Borzomato, Joanna K ^a,e   Newall, Ronald G ^b   Kalra, Philip A ^c   Price, Christopher P ^d  

^a HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c SALFORD ROYAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL ALBERT EDWARD INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ALBUMIN TO CREATININE RATIO; ALBUMINURIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TO CREATININE RATIO; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALBUMINURIA; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHEMISTRY, CLINICAL; CREATININE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHROLOGY; PROTEINURIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 71049154164     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2009.009001     Document Type: Article

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